/**
* Get Web Service for getting adverts that a member has searched for using words or phrases.
*
* @param tags - String representing the words or phrases entered into search.
* @return - Server response indicating success or failure with a message.
*/
@GET
@Path("{tags}")
public Response getSearchedAdverts(@PathParam("tags") String tags) {
if (tags == null) {
return Response.serverError().entity("Tags cannot be blank").build();
}
List<Advert> adsList = new ArrayList<>();
DBConnector db = new DBConnector();
try {
db.createConnection();
adsList = db.getSearchedForAdverts(URLDecoder.decode(tags, "UTF-8"));
db.closeConnection();
} catch (SQLException | ClassNotFoundException | UnsupportedEncodingException ex) {
Logger.getLogger(GetSearchAdvertsREST.class.getName()).log(Level.SEVERE, null, ex);
}
if (adsList.isEmpty()) {
return Response.status(Response.Status.NOT_FOUND)
.entity("No adverts found with search terms: " + tags)
.build();
}
String json = new Gson().toJson(adsList);
return Response.ok(json, MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON).build();
}
